Departments of Basic Medical Sciences Seminar

Presenter

Seminar Title

• Drug Development for CNS Disorders

Objectives

1. Rational drug design for CNS applications
2. Neuro-pharmacokinetic considerations in preclinical studies
3. Candidate selection for clinical development.

Short Bio

Artak Tovmasyan, PharmD, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Translational Neuroscience at Barrow Neurological Institute. He directs the pharmacokinetics core laboratory at the Ivy Brain Tumor Center.
Dr. Tovmasyan’s expertise includes pharmaceutical sciences and drug development, particularly in the field of neuro-oncology. He is a member of the American Association for Cancer Research, the Society for Neuro-Oncology, the Society for Redox Biology and Medicine, and the Society for Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines.

BMS Faculty Hosts

• Rayna Gonzales, PhD

For additional information, please contact Lisa Dunk, 602-827-2188. This seminar will be hosted in a hybrid format: both in person at Health Sciences Education Building (HSEB), B302 and via Zoom.

CME credit provided by the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson.